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Intercostal pseudoaneurysm after median sternotomy treated with percutaneous thrombin injection
| Title: | Intercostal pseudoaneurysm after median sternotomy treated with percutaneous thrombin injection |
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| Authors: | Jack F. Donaghue, BA, Kirthi S. Bellamkonda, MD, MSc, Bjoern D. Suckow, MD, MS, Jock N. McCullough, MD |
| Source: | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 101714- (2025) |
| Publisher Information: | Elsevier, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Collection: | LCC:Surgery LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system |
| Subject Terms: | Intercostal pseudoaneurysm, Thrombin injection, Median sternotomy, Cardiac surgery, Surgery, RD1-811, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701 |
| More Details: | Intercostal artery pseudoaneurysm is an exceedingly rare complication seen after chest wall insult, either through trauma or operative procedures. We present a case of a 74-year-old man with mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis who underwent aortic and mitral valve replacement via sternotomy. At the 1-month follow-up, a 1-cm pulsatile mass was noted adjacent to the left of the sternotomy in the sixth intercostal space. Concern for a pseudoaneurysm of the intercostal artery prompted evaluation with ultrasound, which demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm originating from an intercostal artery. This unusually located pseudoaneurysm was treated with ultrasound-guided thrombin injection with complete resolution. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2468-4287 |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428724002983; https://doaj.org/toc/2468-4287 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101714 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/86eb05bb0fd647029a6cad786a63522c |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.86eb05bb0fd647029a6cad786a63522c |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 24684287 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101714 |
| Published in: | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques |
| Language: | English |